Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
EXAMPLE:
My word: Terrorist
Root: Terror
Meaning: A person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
Related words: Terrorize, Terrorism, Terrorizing,
My word: Artist
Root:Art
Meaning: a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Related words: Arterial, Artery, Arterial, Arteriole,
My word: Director
Root: Direct
Meaning: a person or thing that directs
Related words: Directed, Directing, Directed, Directorial, Directorship, Directorial, Directorial, Directorate, Directory,
EXAMPLE:
My word: Terrorist
Root: Terror
Meaning: A person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
Related words: Terrorize, Terrorism, Terrorizing,
My word: Artist
Root:Art
Meaning: a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Related words: Arterial, Artery, Arterial, Arteriole,
My word: Director
Root: Direct
Meaning: a person or thing that directs
Related words: Directed, Directing, Directed, Directorial, Directorship, Directorial, Directorial, Directorate, Directory,